cholestasis

[koh-luh-stey-sis, -stas-is, kol-uh-]

noun Pathology.

total or partial suppression of the flow of bile.

Origin of cholestasis

First recorded in 1930–35; chole- + stasis

Related formscho·le·stat·ic

[koh-luh-stat-ik, kol-uh-] /ˌkoʊ ləˈstæt ɪk, ˌkɒl ə-/, adjective

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